I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Horváthová

I.2 - Name

Martina

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1985

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Institute of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Medicine, Špitálska Street 24, 813 72 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

University teacher - assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

martina.horvathova@fmed.uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25456

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Biochemistry

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0002-8610-2061

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine

II.b - Year

2008

II.c - Study field and programme

Laboratory investigative methods in healthcare

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2011

II.c - Study field and programme

Biochemistry

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine

II.b - Year

2015

II.c - Study field and programme

Normal and pathological physiology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
University teacher - assistant professor	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2016 - present

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.1.a - Name of the profile course	V.1.b - Study programme	V.1.c - Degree	V.1.d - Field of study
Medical Biochemistry 1 + 2 in Slovak language	General Medicine	II.	General Medicine
Medical Biochemistry 1 + 2 in Slovak language	Dentistry	II.	Dentistry

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

11 (Scopus)/9 (Web of Science)

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

4 (Scopus)/2 (Web of Science)

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

70 (Scopus)/ 60 (Web of Science)

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

50 (Scopus)/42 (Web of Science)

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Horváthová M, Országhová Z, Laubertová L et al. French oak wood extract Robuvit on markers of oxidative stress and activity of antioxidant enzymes in healthy volunteers. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2014; 2014:639868. (IF = 3,516; Q2)

Horváthová M, Žitňanová I, Kralovičová Z et al. Sex differences in the blood antioxidant defense system in juvenile rats with various genetic predispositions to hypertension. Hypertension Research. 2016; 39:64-9. (IF = 3,581; Q2)

Radošinská J, Horváthová M, Frimmel K et al. Acute dark chocolate ingestion is beneficial for hemodynamics via enhancement of erythrocyte deformability in healthy humans. Nutrition Research. 2017; 39:69-75. (IF = 2,707; Q2)

Bernátová I, Puzserová A, Bališ P, Šestáková N, Horváthová M et al. Chronic stress produces persistent increases in plasma corticosterone, reduction in brain and cardiac nitric oxide production, and delayed alterations in endothelial function in young prehypertensive rats. Frontier in Physiology. 2018; 9:1179. (IF = 3,201; Q2)

Paduchová Z, Gajdošová L, Katrenčíková B, Horváthová M et al. Synergistic effects of omega-3 fatty acids and physical activity on oxidative stress markers and antioxidant mechanisms in aged rats. Nutrient. 2025; 17:1-14. (IF = 4,8; Q1)

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

Horváthová M, Paduchová Z, Katrenčíková B et al. The effect of vitamin D3 administration and its combination with physical activity on oxidative stress markers in old rats. Lekarsky Obzor. 2022; 71:483-490.

Horváthová M, Ďuračková Z, Uličná O et al. Effect of walnut oil on inflammatory and pro-atherogenic markers in experimental diabetes. Lekársky Obzor. 2020; 69:440-445.

Horváthová M, Paduchová Z, Katrenčíková B et al. Markers of muscle atrophy in old rats. Let’s discover and teach so that we can be a model for the future generation. Bratislava: MABAG, 2023; 98-102.

Horváthová M. The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of hypertension induced by psychosocial stress. And we still live in the time of Covid. Bratislava: Comenius University in Bratislava, 2021; 130-135.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

Cited in: Suntar I., Labanca F., Milella, L (Ed).: Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals. Gallotannins in Food. Springer, 2021

Cited in: Weichmann F, Avaltroni F, Burki C. Review of Clinical Effects and Presumed Mechanism of Action of the French Oak Wood Extract Robuvit. Journal of Medicinal Food. 2021; 24(9):897-907

Cited in: Laubertova L, Dvorakova M, Balis, P et al. Preliminary Findings on the Effect of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Acute Stress on Selected Markers of Oxidative Stress in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats. Antioxidants. 2022; 11(4):751

Cited in: Campesi I, Marino M, Cipolletti M, Romani A, Franconi F. Put “gender glasses” on the effects of phenolic compounds on cardiovascular function and diseases. European Journal of Nutrition. 2018; 57(8):2677-2691

Cited in: Tan J, Li R, Jiang ZT, Tang SH, Wang Y. Rapid and non-destructive prediction of methylxanthine and cocoa solid contents in dark chocolate by synchronous front-face fluorescence spectroscopy and PLSR. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2019; 77:20-27.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

Co-solver: EU Interreg V-A Cross-border Cooperation Program Project Slovakia-Austria V014 - NutriAging - Nutrition and Healthy Aging 2018-2021

Co-solver: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0019/24 - Obesity and diabetes mellitus as risk factors for accelerated brain aging and the development of diabetic encephalopathies

2024-2027

Co-solver: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0349/16 - Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative changes triggered by diabetes mellitus.

2016-2018

Co-solver: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0665/19 – Influence of selected nutrients (proteins and vitamin D) on the molecular mechanisms of sarcopenia

2019-2022

Co-solver: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0183/24 – Suicidality in children and adolescents, neurobiological parameters and their interrelation

2024-2027

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2025-02-07

Name and surname:	Mgr. Martina Horváthová, PhD.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava